英语词源

• deejay 英文词源 deejay "A disc jockey", 1950s (originally US): representing the pronunciation of DJ . 中文词源 deejay ：唱片节目主持人 来自DJ(Disc Jockey)的发音。比较emcee. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： deejay 词源， deejay 含义。
• deed poll 英文词源 deed poll deed poll: [16] Contrary to what the term’s modern pronunciation might seem to suggest, with the main stress on its first element rather than its second, a deed poll is a sort of deed , not a sort of poll . It originally referred to a legal document made and signed by one person only. Such documents were drawn up on parchment cut evenly, or ‘polled’, rather than indent
• deed 英文词源 deed deed: [OE] Etymologically, a deed is ‘that which is done’. An ancient word, it can be traced back as far as a hypothetical * dhētis , a noun derived from * dhē -, * dhō - ‘place, put’, the Indo- European base from which do comes. This passed into Germanic as * dǣdiz , which produced German tat , Dutch daad , and Swedish dåad as well as English deed . The word’s app
• deduction 英文词源 deduction (n.) early 15c., "action of deducting," from Middle French déduction or directly from Latin deductionem (nominative deductio ), noun of action from past participle stem of deducere (see deduce ). Meaning "that which is deducted" is from 1540s. As a term in logic, from Late Latin use of deductio as a loan-translation of Greek apagoge . 中文词源 deduction ：演绎，推论
• deduct 英文词源 deduct (v.) early 15c., from Latin deductus , past participle of deducere "lead down, bring away;" see deduce , with which it formerly was interchangeable. Technically, deduct refers to taking away portions or amounts; subtract to taking away numbers. Related: Deducted ; deducting . 中文词源 deduct ：减去，扣除 de-, 向下。-duct, 拉，引导，词源同induce, conduct.即向
• deduce 英文词源 deduce (v.) early 15c., from Latin deducere "lead down, derive" (in Medieval Latin, "infer logically"), from de- "down" (see de- ) + ducere "to lead" (see duke (n.)). Originally literal; sense of "draw a conclusion from something already known" is first recorded 1520s, from Medieval Latin. Related: Deduced ; deducing . 中文词源 deduce ：演绎，推论 de-, 向下。-duc, 拉，引
• dedicate 英文词源 dedicate dedicate: see indicate dedicate (v.) early 15c. (of churches), from Latin dedicatus , past participle of dedicare "consecrate, proclaim, affirm, set apart," from de- "away" (see de- ) + dicare "proclaim," from stem of dicere "to speak, to say" (see diction ). Dedicated "devoted to one's aims or vocation" is first attested 1944. 中文词源 dedicate ：致力于 de-, 向下，强
• decrypt 英文词源 decrypt (v.) "to solve a cryptogram," 1936, from de- + cryptogram . Related: Decrypted ; decrypting . 中文词源 decrypt ：解密 de-, 不，非，使相反。crypt, 隐秘的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： decrypt 词源， decrypt 含义。 decrypt ：解密；译码  词根词缀： de-去掉 + -crypt-隐藏,秘密
• decry 英文词源 decry (v.) 1610s, from French decrier (14c.; Old French descrier "cry out, announce"), from de- "down, out" (see de- ) + crier "to cry," from Latin quiritare (see cry (v.)). In English, the sense has been colored by the presumption that de- in this word means "down." 中文词源 decry ：强烈谴责 de-, 向下，强调。cry, 呼叫，呼喊。引申义呼吁，强烈谴责。 该词
• decriminalize 英文词源 decriminalize (v.) 1963, "to reform a criminal," back-formation from decriminalization . Meaning "to make legal something that formerly had been illegal" was in use by 1970 (there are isolated instances back to 1867). Related: Decriminalized ; decriminalizing . 中文词源 decriminalize ：使合法化 de-, 不，非，使相反。criminalize, 使非法。 该词的英语词源请访问
• decrepitude 英文词源 decrepitude (n.) c. 1600, from French décrépitude (14c.), from Latin decrepitus (see decrepit ). 中文词源 decrepitude ：破旧的 de-, 向下，强调。-crep, 嘎吱声，词源同crevice,discrepancy. 引申义嘎吱作响的，破旧的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： decrepitude 词源， decrepitude 含义。
• decree nisi 英文词源 decree nisi "An order by a court of law stating the date on which a marriage will end unless a good reason not to grant a divorce is produced", Late 19th century: Latin nisi 'unless'. 中文词源 decree nisi ：法院对离婚诉讼的非绝对判决 decree, 判决。nisi, 如果没有，ni, 没有，词源同no. si, 如果，词源同such. 即如果没有意外则成为绝对判决。
• decree absolute 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random beckon beckon: see beacon 中文词源 decree absolute ：法院对离婚诉讼的绝对判决 即绝对法令，用于法律名词。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： decree absolute 词源， decree absolute 含义。
• decree 英文词源 decree decree: see discern decree (n.) early 14c., from Old French decre , variant of decret (12c., Modern French décret ), from Latin decretum , neuter of decretus , past participle of decernere "to decree, decide, pronounce a decision," from de- (see de- ) + cernere "to separate" (see crisis ). decree (v.) late 14c., from decree (n.). Related: Decreed ; decreeing . 中文词源 dec
• decrease 英文词源 decrease decrease: [14] Etymologically, decrease means ‘ungrow’. It comes from de(s)creiss -, the present stem of Old French de(s)creistre , which was a descendant of Vulgar Latin discrēscēre . This was an alteration of Latin dēcrēscēre , a compound verb formed from the prefix dē -, denoting reversal of a previous condition, and crēscēre ‘grow’ (source of English cresc
• decoy 英文词源 decoy decoy: [16] Dutch kooi means ‘cage’ (it comes from Latin cavea ‘cage’, source of English cage ). The term came to be applied specifically to a pond which had been surrounded with nets into which wildfowl were lured for capture. English took it over, but brought with it the Dutch definite article de , so that Dutch de kooi ‘the decoy’ became English decoy . = cage dec
• decouple 英文词源 decouple (v.) c. 1600, from French découpler "to uncouple," from de- (see de- ) + coupler (Old French copler ; see couple (v.)). Related: Decoupled ; decoupling . 中文词源 decouple ：解开 de-, 不，非，使相反。couple, 成对，夫妇。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： decouple 词源， decouple 含义。
• decoupage 英文词源 decoupage (n.) 1960, from French découpage , literally "the act of cutting out," from decouper "to cut out" (12c., Old French decoper ), from de- "out" (see de- ) + couper "to cut" (see chop (v.1)). 中文词源 decoupage ：剪纸装饰艺术 de-, 向下。-coup, 砍，剪，词源同cope, coup. 用来指剪纸装饰。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： decoupag
• decorum 英文词源 decorum (n.) 1560s, from Latin decorum "that which is seemly," noun use of neuter of adjective decorus "fit, proper," from decor (see decor ). 中文词源 decorum ：体面，得体 来自词根dec, 美丽，得体，词源同decent, dignity. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： decorum 词源， decorum 含义。
• decorate 英文词源 decorate decorate: [16] Decorate comes from Latin decorātus , the past participle of decorāre ‘make beautiful’, a verb derived from decus ‘ornament’. Its root, decor -, also produced the adjective decorus ‘beautiful, seemly’, from which English gets decorous [17] and, via its neuter singular form, decorum [16]. Décor is a 19th-century borrowing from French, where it was
• decor 英文词源 decor (n.) 1897, from French décor (18c.), back-formation from décorer "to decorate" (14c.), from Latin decorare (see decorate ). It thus duplicates Latin decor "beauty, elegance, charm, grace, ornament." Originally a theater term in English; general use is since 1926. 中文词源 decor ：装饰 来自词根dec, 美丽，得体，词源同decent, dignity. 用来指装饰，装修。
• decontaminate 英文词源 decontaminate (v.) 1936, from de- + contaminate . Originally in reference to poison gas. Related: Decontaminated ; decontaminating . 中文词源 decontaminate ：排除污染 de-, 不，非，使相反。contaminate, 污染。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： decontaminate 词源， decontaminate 含义。
• deconstruct 英文词源 deconstruct (v.) 1973, back-formation from deconstruction . Related: Deconstructed ; deconstructing . 中文词源 deconstruct ：解构 de-, 不，非，使相反。construct, 结构。用来文学术语。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： deconstruct 词源， deconstruct 含义。
• deconsecrate 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random enhance enhance: [14] To enhance something is literally to ‘make it higher’. The word comes via Anglo- Norman enhauncer from Old French enhaucer , a descendant of Vulgar Latin * inaltiāre ‘raise’. This was a verb formed from the Latin intensive prefix in - and the adjective altus ‘high’ (source of English altitude )
• decongestant 英文词源 decongestant (n.) 1950, from de- + congestant (see congest ). 中文词源 decongestant ：减充血药 de-, 不，非，使相反。congest, 充满，堵塞。用于药物减充血药。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： decongestant 词源， decongestant 含义。
• decompose 英文词源 decompose (v.) 1750s, "to separate into components," from de- "opposite of" + compose . Sense of "putrefy" is first recorded 1777. Related: Decomposed ; decomposing . 中文词源 decompose ：腐烂，分解 de-, 不，非，使相反。compose, 组成。即分解，腐烂。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： decompose 词源， decompose 含义。 decompose ：分
• decommission 英文词源 decommission (v.) 1922, originally with reference to warships, from de- + commission (v.). Related: Decommissioned ; decommissioning . 中文词源 decommission ：正式停止使用 de-, 不，非，使相反。commission, 使命，任务。即停止任务，停止使用。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： decommission 词源， decommission 含义。
• decolonization 英文词源 decolonization (n.) 1853 in political sense, American English, from de- + colonization . Earlier as a medical term. 中文词源 decolonization ：去殖民地化 de-, 不，非，使相反。colonization, 殖发地，殖民化。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： decolonization 词源， decolonization 含义。
• decolletage 英文词源 decolletage (n.) 1894 (from 1883 as a French word in English), from French décolletage , from décolleté "low-necked" (see decollete ). 中文词源 decolletage ：低胸露肩领 de-, 向下。-coll, 领子，词源同collar. 即衣领下的，低胸露肩的领。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： decolletage 词源， decolletage 含义。
• decode 英文词源 decode (v.) 1896, from de- + code . Related: Decoded ; decoding . 中文词源 decode ：解码 de-, 不，非，使相反。code, 密码。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： decode 词源， decode 含义。
• declutter 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random knickers knickers: [19] The use of the word knickers for ‘women’s underpants’ dates back to the 1880s: a writer in the magazine Queen in 1882 recommended ‘flannel knickers in preference to flannel petticoat’, and Home Chat in 1895 was advertising ‘serge knickers for girls from twelve to sixteen’. Over the decades,
• decline 英文词源 decline decline: [14] The notion underlying decline is of ‘bending away’. It comes via Old French decliner from Latin dēclināre ‘turn aside, go down’, a compound verb formed from the prefix dē -, ‘away, aside’ and clināre ‘bend’, which also produced English incline and recline and is related to lean . Its Latin nominal derivative dēclinātiō has bifurcated in Eng
• declension 英文词源 declension (n.) mid-15c., ultimately from Latin declinationem (nominative declinatio ), noun of action from past participle stem of declinare (see decline (v.)); perhaps via French; "the form is irregular, and its history obscure" [OED]. 中文词源 declension ：词形变化 de-, 向下。-clen, 弯，转，词源同lean, incline. 用于语法格词形变化。 该词的英语词源请
• declassify 英文词源 declassify (v.) 1865, originally a term in logic; with reference to state secrets, 1946; from de- + classify . Related: Declassification ; declassified ; declassifying . 中文词源 declassify ：解密 de-, 不，非，使相反。classify, 加密。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： declassify 词源， declassify 含义。
• declare 英文词源 declare declare: [14] To declare something is to make it ‘clear’. English acquired the word from Latin dēclārāre ‘make clear’, a compound verb formed from the intensive prefix dē - and clārāre ‘make clear’, a derivative of clārus ‘clear’. = claret , clear declare (v.) early 14c., from Old French declarer "explain, elucidate," or directly from Latin declarare "ma
• declaim 英文词源 declaim (v.) late 14c., from Middle French déclamer and directly from Latin declamare "to practice public speaking, to bluster," from de- intensive prefix + clamare "to cry, shout" (see claim (v.)). At first in English spelled declame , but altered under influence of claim . Related: Declaimed ; declaiming . 中文词源 declaim ：慷慨陈词 de-, 向下，强调。claim, 叫喊，声
• deck 英文词源 deck deck: [15] Ultimately, deck (both the noun and the verb) is the same word as thatch . The meaning element they share is of a ‘covering over the top’. The noun was borrowed from Middle Dutch dec , which meant ‘covering’ in general, and more specifically ‘roof’ and ‘cloak’ (its ultimate source was Germanic * thakjam , source of English thatch ). Its modern nautical
• decision 英文词源 decision (n.) mid-15c., from Middle French décision (14c.), from Latin decisionem (nominative decisio ) "a decision, settlement, agreement," noun of action from past participle stem of decidere (see decide ). Decision making (adjective, also decision-making ) is recorded from 1953. 中文词源 decision ：决定 来自decide,决定。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版
• decipher 英文词源 decipher (v.) 1520s, from de- + cipher . Perhaps in part a loan-translation from Middle French déchiffrer . Related: Deciphered ; deciphering . 中文词源 decipher ：破译 de-, 不，非，使相反。cipher, 密码。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： decipher 词源， decipher 含义。
• decimate 英文词源 decimate decimate: [17] Decimate is a cause célèbre amongst those who apparently believe that words should never change their meanings. The original general signification of its Latin source, the verb decimāre , was the removal or destruction of one tenth (it was derived from Latin decem ‘ten’), and it may perhaps strike the 20th century as odd to have a particular word for suc
• decimal 英文词源 decimal decimal: [17] Decimal comes from decimālis , a medieval Latin coinage based on decimus ‘tenth’, the ordinal derivative of Latin decem ‘ten’ (a relative of English ten ). Other descendants of decem include December , decimate , dime , and the prefix deci -, while its Greek cousin déka has given us decade [15] and the prefix deca -. = decade , december , decimate , dim
• decile 英文词源 decile (adj.) 1670s in astrology; 1882 in statistics; from French décile or Medieval Latin *decilis , from Latin decem "ten" (see ten ) on the model of quintilis , sextilis . 中文词源 decile ：十分位数 来自deci-, 十分之一。用于数学名词。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： decile 词源， decile 含义。
• deciduous 英文词源 deciduous deciduous: see decay deciduous (adj.) 1680s, from Latin deciduus "that which falls off," from decidere "to fall off," from de- "down" (see de- ) + cadere "to fall" (see case (n.1)). Originally with reference to leaves, petals, teeth, etc.; specific sense of "trees whose leaves fall off" (opposed to evergreen ) is from 1778. 中文词源 deciduous ：落叶的 de-, 向下。-
• decide 英文词源 decide decide: [14] Etymologically, decide denotes a resolving of alternatives or difficulties by cutting through them as if with a knife or a sword – dealing with them ‘at a stroke’. The word comes, perhaps via French décider , from Latin dēcidere , a compound verb formed from the prefix dē - ‘off’ and caedere ‘cut, strike’. It is not clear where this comes from, alt
• decibel 英文词源 decibel (n.) 1928, from deci- + bel (n.). Progress in science and industry is constantly demanding new terms and one of the latest of these is the word "decibel," coined by telephone engineers to describe the efficiency of telephone circuits. It is a substitute for the phrase "transmission unit." The actual unit decided upon was first called "bel," after the inventor of the telephone.
• deception 英文词源 deception (n.) early 15c., from Middle French déception (13c., decepcion ) or directly from Late Latin deceptionem (nominative deceptio ) "a deceiving," from Latin decept- , past participle stem of decipere (see deceive ). 中文词源 deception ：欺骗 de-, 向下，离开。-cept, 拿，握，词源同capable, accept, deceit. 引申义拿走，欺骗。 该词的英语词源请访问
• decentralize 英文词源 decentralize (v.) 1840 (implied in decentralized ), probably a back-formation from decentralization . Related: Decentralizing . 中文词源 decentralize ：权力下放 de-, 向下。center, 中心。引申义权力下放。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： decentralize 词源， decentralize 含义。 decentralize ：分散，疏散；实行地方分权 词根词
• decent 英文词源 decent decent: [16] Decent comes ultimately from Latin decere ‘be fitting or suitable’, close relatives of which have produced decorate , dignity , and (from Greek) orthodox . Its present participial stem decent - was acquired by English, either directly or via French décent . = dainty , decorate , dignity , orthodox decent (adj.) 1530s, "proper to one's station or rank," also "t
• decelerate 英文词源 decelerate (v.) 1899, back-formation from deceleration . Related: Decelerated ; decelerating . 中文词源 decelerate ：减速 de-, 向下。-celer, 快速，词源同accelerate. 即减速。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： decelerate 词源， decelerate 含义。 decelerate ：降低速度，减速；制动  词根词缀： de-否定,相反 + -celer-快,速
• deceive 英文词源 deceive deceive: [13] Etymologically, to deceive someone is to ‘catch’ or ‘ensnare’ them. The word comes ultimately from Latin dēcipere ‘ensnare, take in’, a compound verb formed from the pejorative prefix dē - and capere ‘take, seize’ (source of English capture and a wide range of related words). It passed into English via Old French deceivre and decevoir . English
• deceit 英文词源 deceit (n.) c. 1300, from Old French deceite , fem. past participle of deceveir (see deceive ). Deceit is a shorter and more energetic word for deceitfulness, indicating the quality; it is also, but more rarely, used to express the act or manner of deceiving. The reverse is true of deception , which is properly the act or course by which one deceives, and not properly the quality; it
• decease 英文词源 decease decease: see predecessor decease (n.) "death," early 14c., from Old French deces (12c., Modern French décès ) "decease, death," from Latin decessus "death" (euphemism for mors ), also "a retirement, a departure," from decess- , past participle stem of decedere "die, depart, withdraw," literally "to go down," from de- "away" (see de- ) + cedere "go" (see cede ). Still used wi
• decay 英文词源 decay decay: [15] The notion underlying decay and its close relative decadence is of a ‘falling off’ from a condition of health or perfection. Decay comes from Old Northern French decair , a descendant of Vulgar Latin * dēcadere , which in turn came from Latin dēcidere , a compound verb formed from the prefix dē - ‘down, off, away’ and cadere ‘fall’ (source of English c
• decathlon 英文词源 decathlon (n.) 1912, from deca "ten" (see ten ) + Greek athlon "contest, prize," which is of uncertain origin. A modern Olympic event consisting of 10 challenges. 中文词源 decathlon ：十项全能运动 deca-, 十。-athlon, 运动，词源同athlete. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： decathlon 词源， decathlon 含义。
• decathlete 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random contusion contusion: [14] Latin tundere meant ‘beat, hit’ (it may be related to English stint and stunt ). Addition of the intensive prefix com - produced contundere ‘beat hard, pound’, and from its past participle contūsus was formed the noun contūsiō , which passed into English via Old French contusion . Apart from
• decasyllable 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random cathode cathode: [19] The term cathode , meaning ‘negative electrode’, appears to have been introduced by the English philosopher William Whewell around 1834. It was based on Greek káthodos ‘way down’, a compound formed from katá - ‘down’ and hodós ‘way’ (also represented in exodus ‘way out’ and odometer ‘
• decapitate 英文词源 decapitate (v.) 1610s, from French décapiter (14c.), from Late Latin decapitatus past participle of decapitare , from Latin de- "off" (see de- ) + caput (genitive capitis ) "head" (see capitulum ). Related: Decapitated ; decapitating . 中文词源 decapitate ：斩首 de-, 向下，砍下。-cap, 头，词源同chief, captain. 即砍头，斩首。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词
• decanter 英文词源 decanter (n.) vessel for decanting liquors, 1715, agent noun from decant . 中文词源 decanter ：雕花玻璃酒瓶 来自decant, 倾倒，倒入。指一种雕花玻璃酒瓶。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： decanter 词源， decanter 含义。
• decant 英文词源 decant decant: [17] The word decant depends on a metaphorical connection perceived in the ancient world between the ‘corner of someone’s eye’ (Greek kānthos ) and the ‘lip of a jug’. On the basis of this, Latin acquired the word canthus ‘lip of a jug’. From this was formed in medieval Latin the verb dēcanthāre ‘pour out’, a word originally used by alchemists to de
• decamp 英文词源 decamp (v.) 1670s, from French décamper (17c.), earlier descamper , from des- (see dis- ) + camper (see camp (n.)). Non-military use is from 1751. Related: Decamped ; decamping . 中文词源 decamp ：潜逃 de-, 向下，离开。camp, 营地。引申义潜逃。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： decamp 词源， decamp 含义。
• decameter 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random measure measure: [13] The distant ancestor of English measure was the Indo-European base * ma -, * me - ‘measure’. This has generated a wide range of often unexpected English progeny, including meal ‘repast’, month , and moon . Measure itself comes from an extension of the base, * mat -, * met -, from which was derived t
• decaliter 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random custard custard: [15] A custard was originally a pie, which took its name from its ‘crust’ (Anglo- Norman * crustade , the source of the word, was a derivative of Old French crouste , from which English got crust ). The earliest English form was crustade , and intermediate spellings crustarde and custade occur. The reference
• decal 英文词源 decal (n.) by 1909, shortening of decalcomania , from French décalcomanie , from décalquer (18c.) "transferring of a tracing from specially prepared paper to glass, porcelain, etc." (in vogue in France 1840s, England 1862-64), from de- "off" + calquer "to press," from Italian calcare , from Latin calcare "to tread on, press." Time was when there were only printers employed in making
• decaffeinated 英文词源 decaffeinate (v.) 1909 (implied in decaffeinated ), from de- + caffeine + -ate (2). Sanka (n.) brand of decaffeinated coffee, by 1913, abstracted from French sans caffeine (see sans + caffeine ). 中文词源 decaffeinated ：脱咖啡因的 de-, 不，非，使相反。caffeine, 咖啡因。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： decaffeinated 词源， decaffeinated 含
• decadence 英文词源 decadence (n.) 1540s, from Middle French décadence (early 15c.), from Medieval Latin decadentia "decay," from decadentem (nominative decadens ) "decaying," present participle of decadere "to decay," from Latin de- "apart, down" (see de- ) + cadere "to fall" (see case (n.1)). Used of periods in art since 1852, on French model. 中文词源 decadence ：堕落 de-, 向下。-cad, 掉落，
• decade 英文词源 decade decade: see decimal decade (n.) mid-15c., "ten parts" (of anything; originally in reference to the books of Livy), from Middle French décade (14c.), from Late Latin decadem (nominative decas ), from Greek dekas (genitive dekados ) "group of ten," from deka "ten" (see ten ). Meaning "period of ten years" is 1590s in English. 中文词源 decade ：十年 来自PIE*dekm, 十，词
• debutante 英文词源 debutante (n.) 1801, "female stage actress making her first public performance," from fem. of French debutant (q.v.). In reference to a young woman making her first appearance in society, from 1817. 中文词源 debutante ：首次进入上流社交场合的富家女子 来自debut, 首次亮相。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： debutante 词源， debutante 含义
• debunk 英文词源 debunk (v.) 1923, from de- + bunk (n.2); first used by U.S. novelist William Woodward (1874-1950), the notion being "to take the bunk out of things." Related: Debunked ; debunking . 中文词源 debunk ：批评，驳斥 de-, 不，非，使相反。bunk, 谎言。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： debunk 词源， debunk 含义。
• debug 英文词源 debug (v.) 1945, of machine systems, from de- + bug (n.) "glitch, defect in a machine." Meaning "to remove a concealed microphone" is from 1964. Related: Debugged ; debugging . 中文词源 debug ：排除故障 de-, 不，非，使相反。bug, 故障。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： debug 词源， debug 含义。
• debt 英文词源 debt debt: [13] Debt originated as dēbita , the plural of Latin dēbitum ‘that which is owed’, a noun formed from the past participle of the verb dēbēre ‘owe’. In Vulgar Latin, dēbita was evidently viewed as a feminine singular noun, and it passed thus into Old French as dette , the form in which English originally acquired the word. From the 13th to the 16th centuries the
• debris 英文词源 debris (n.) 1708, from French débris "remains, waste, rubbish" (16c.), from obsolete debriser "break down, crush," from Old French de- (see de- ) + briser "to break," from Late Latin brisare , possibly of Gaulish origin (compare Old Irish brissim "I break"). 中文词源 debris ：残骸 de-, 分开，散开。-bris, 破开，词源同break, brittle. 即破成残骸的。 该词的英语
• debrief 英文词源 debrief (v.) "obtain information (from someone) at the end of a mission," 1945, from de- + brief (v.). Related: Debriefed ; debriefing . 中文词源 debrief ：正式询问，盘问 de-, 强调。brief, 简短的，简要情况。原为简短询问，后指正式询问，盘问。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： debrief 词源， debrief 含义。
• debonair 英文词源 debonair (adj.) c. 1200, "mild, gentle, kind courteous," from Old French debonaire , from de bon' aire "of good race," originally used of hawks, hence, "thoroughbred" (opposite of French demalaire ). Used in Middle English to mean "docile, courteous," it became obsolete and was revived with an altered sense of "pleasant, affable" (1680s). 中文词源 debonair ：温文尔雅的 来自法
• debit 英文词源 debit (n.) mid-15c., from Middle French debet or directly from Latin debitum "thing owed, that which is owing," neuter past participle of debere "to owe" (see debt ). As a verb from 1680s. Debit card is attested from 1975. 中文词源 debit ：借记 来自拉丁语debere, 欠债，亏欠，词源同debt, debit. 即银行发给储户的欠款凭证。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词
• debilitate 英文词源 debilitate (v.) 1530s, from Latin debilitatus , past participle of debilitare "to weaken," from debilis "weak" (see debility ). Related: Debilitated ; debilitating . 中文词源 debilitate ：使无力 de-, 不，非，使相反。-hab, 持，握，力量，词源同able, habit. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： debilitate 词源， debilitate 含义。
• debenture 英文词源 debenture debenture: [15] Debenture is simply an anglicization of Latin dēbentur , literally ‘they are due’, the third person plural present passive of the verb dēbēre ‘owe’. It supposedly arose from the practice of writing debentur on IOUs in the late Middle Ages. The English word originally signified such IOUs issued by the government or the Crown – certificates of inde
• debauchery 英文词源 debauchery (n.) 1640s, from debauch + -ery . With a variety of spellings in 17c., such as debaush- , deboich- , debosh- . 中文词源 debauchery ：堕落 来自debauch, 堕落。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： debauchery 词源， debauchery 含义。
• debauch 英文词源 debauch (v.) 1590s, from Middle French débaucher "entice from work or duty," from Old French desbaucher "to lead astray," supposedly literally "to trim (wood) to make a beam" (from bauch "beam," from Frankish balk or some other Germanic source akin to English balk (n.)). A sense of "shaving" something away, perhaps, but the root is also said to be a word meaning "workshop," which get
• debate 英文词源 debate (v.) late 14c., "to quarrel, dispute," also "discuss, deliberate upon the pros and cons of," from Old French debatre (13c., Modern French débattre ), originally "to fight," from de- "down, completely" (see de- ) + batre "to beat" (see battery ). Related: Debated ; debating . debate (n.) early 14c., "a quarrel, dispute, disagreement," from Old French debat ; see debate (v.). Se
• debase 英文词源 debase (v.) 1560s, from de- "down" + base (adj.) "low," on analogy of abase (or, alternatively, from obsolete verb base "to abuse"). 中文词源 debase ：败坏名誉 de-, 向下。base, 低，贱，词源同 base metal. 即使低贱，败坏名誉。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： debase 词源， debase 含义。
• debar 英文词源 debar (v.) early 15c., "to shut out, exclude," from French débarrer , from Old French desbarer (12c., which, however, meant only "to unbar, unbolt," the meaning turned around in French as the de- was felt in a different sense), from des- (see dis- ) + barrer "to bar" (see bar (n.1)). Related: Debarment ; debarred . 中文词源 debar ：阻止 de-, 加强。bar, 杆，阻止。 该词的
• debacle 英文词源 débâcle débâcle: [19] A débâcle is etymologically an ‘act of unbarring’, the notion behind it being that once a restraining bar is removed, a rush of disasters follows. It was borrowed at the start of the 19th century (originally in the technical geological sense of a ‘sudden violent surge of water in a river’) from French, where it was a derivative of débâcler , a ver
• deb 英文词源 deb (n.) slang shortening of debutante , by 1920. 中文词源 deb ：初上舞台的女孩，首次登台 来自debutante的缩写形式。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： deb 词源， deb 含义。
• death 英文词源 death death: [OE] Like dead , death comes from a Germanic verb base * dau -, which also produced English die . To it was added the abstract noun suffix *- tus , later *- thuz , meaning ‘act, process, condition’. This produced prehistoric Germanic * dauthuz , source of Gothic dauthus , Old Norse dauthr , and Old English dēath . Its modern English descendant, death , thus means lit
• dearth 英文词源 dearth (n.) mid-13c., derthe "scarcity" (originally used of famines, when food was costly because scarce; extended to other situations of scarcity from early 14c.), abstract noun formed from root of Old English deore "precious, costly" (see dear ) + abstract noun suffix -th (2). Common Germanic formation, though not always with the same sense (cognates: Old Saxon diurtha "splendor, gl
• dear 英文词源 dear dear: [OE] Dear is one of the English language’s more semantically stable words. By the 11th century it had already developed its two major present-day senses, ‘much-loved’ and ‘expensive’, which are shared by its Germanic relative, German teuer (Dutch has differentiated dier ‘much loved’ from duur ‘expensive’). All these words go back to a prehistoric West and
• deanery 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random pulverize pulverize: see powder 中文词源 deanery ：主任牧师办公室 来自dean, 主任牧师。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： deanery 词源， deanery 含义。
• dealer 英文词源 dealer (n.) Old English dælere "divider, distributor; agent, negotiator," agent noun from deal (v.). Meaning "player who passes out the cards in a game" is from c. 1600; meaning "one who deals in merchandise" is from 1610s. Illegal drug sense is recorded by 1920. 中文词源 dealer ：交易商 来自deal, 交易。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： dealer 词源，
• deal 英文词源 deal deal: English has two words deal . The one which now means chiefly ‘distribute’ goes back to Old English dǣl ‘part’ and its verbal derivative dǣlan ‘divide’. The noun (together with its relatives German teil , Dutch deel , and Gothic dails ) goes back to a prehistoric Germanic * dailiz , a derivative of the base * dail -, which also produced English dole and ordeal
• deaf 英文词源 deaf deaf: [OE] Ultimately, deaf and dumb come from the same source, and moreover they are related to a Greek word for ‘blind’. The common denominator ‘sensory or mental impairment’ goes back to an Indo-European base * dheubh -, which denoted ‘confusion, stupefaction, dizziness’. It produced Greek tuphlós ‘blind’; English dumb ; and a prehistoric Germanic adjective *